Varaha Purana 17.9: Adhyaya 17, Shloka 9
King Prajāpāla’s Visit to Sage Mahātapā’s Hermitage and the Doctrinal Praise of Nārāyaṇa
तस्मिन् वराश्रमपदे वनवृक्षजात्या धराप्रसूतोजितमार्गजुष्टाः । लतागृहाः इन्दुरविप्रकाशिनो नायासितज्ञाः कुलभृङ्गराजाः ॥ १७.९ ॥
tasmin varāśramapade vanavṛkṣajātyā dharāprasūtojitamārgajuṣṭāḥ | latāgṛhā induraviprakāśino nāyāsitajñaḥ kulabhṛṅgarājāḥ || 17.9 ||
उस आश्रम में पेड़-पौधे बहुत थे। रास्ते घने थे। मधुमक्खियाँ बेला में रहती थीं। चाँद और सूरज जैसी चमक थी वहाँ। कोई मेहनत नहीं करनी पड़ती थी वहाँ।
Varāha (default narrative voice within Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
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It exemplifies Purāṇic landscape description used to frame āśrama life as harmonized with a thriving forest ecology, reflecting cultural ideals of retreat, learning, and non-extractive dwelling within nature.
No specific toponym is given in this verse; it describes a generic “excellent hermitage-region” (varāśramapada) rather than a uniquely identifiable site.
Implicitly, the verse foregrounds an ideal of low-strain coexistence with the forest—life supported by naturally abundant pathways, trees, and creepers—suggesting an ethic of minimal disturbance and attentive habitation.
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